April 2013

04/26/2013

FROM CANADA.COM: Even though planned filming in the Campbell River area for the new Planet of the Apes movie was cancelled, there were still significant economic benefits for the city.
Joan Miller, of the Vancouver Island North InFilm Film Commission, said scouting trips by the company created many hotel stays, restaurant visits and such during months of preparation. She also said the commission built a great rapport with the company which could bode well for future projects.
"Everyone treated them wonderfully, especially our parks people," said Miller. "I think we have the greatest parks people in the world. The company was really impressed with them, and the whole area."
One of the locations planned for the filming was Lupine Falls in Strathcona Park, said Miller.

04/24/2013

FROM ONLOCATIONVACATIONS.COM: "The Rise of the Planet of the Apes sequel, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, will spend most of the summer shooting in New Orleans, but first they’re spending a few weeks in Vancouver, where the majority of the first movie was filmed.
The project, which focuses on “a group of scientists in San Francisco struggling to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity, while Caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of intelligent apes,” will star Andy Serkis, Kerri Russell and Jason Clarke.
Filming in Vancouver, which has included a remote area in Lynn Canyon, wraps up on April 28. The Fox feature film will then begin a ten week shoot in New Orleans on May 1st.
Currently, Batherson Casting is looking for extras for Dawn in Louisiana. For background actors they are looking for the following specifics:
All background must be physically fit and/or athletic. Running will be involved!
Hair Don’ts:
No faded clipper cuts on Caucasian or ethnic hair (start growning out your hair)
No hair that appears colored
No chemically straightened ethnic hair
No visible hair products
Hair Do’s:
Afros or grown out ethnic hair
Natrual greying hair on younger people
some dread locks on ethnic hair (ok)
grown out looking hair cuts on men
bald heads (ok) – or even grown out evenly from bald
no blown out hair – leave it in natural clean curly or wavy state
Makeup Don’ts:
No Veneers
Artificial Nails
Facal Piercings
Color Contacts
Tattoo Eye Brows or Eyeliner
Makeup Do’s:
Beards/Moustaches for Men
Missing and/or Stained Teeth
Men with 2-3 day of beard growth
women natural eye brows
no makeup – cleaned face
no nail polish
They are also looking for stand-ins, you can see the details for those jobs here.

04/12/2013

From the Daily Mail: His performance as Caesar in Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes received critical acclaim, earning him nominations from associations which do not usually recognise performance capture as real acting.
And by the looks of the latest images from the set for the sequel, Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, Andy Serkis is set to give another sterling performance.
The English actor was spotted on location in a forest in Vancouver, Canada wearing a motion caption suit, where he was joined by the latest edition [sic] to the cast - Keri Russell.
Click below to check out the rest of the images.

04/09/2013

From ReelFilmNews.com: "Brandon Troy sits down with legendary designer Bill Creber, Art Director on the original Planet of the Apes! In the interview, Creber talks about his work on the original film and how visual effects have evolved since that time."

Vulture broke the news that actress Judy Greer, who has often been seen on the big screen serving as best friend to actresses such as Jennifer Aniston and Katherine Heigl, will portray Caesar's love interest, Cornelia, in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Says the actress, "For so long I haven't been able to say anything about it, so this is exciting! It's a very different kind of work than I'm used to. I'm not going to be wearing Manolo Blahniks in this one."
She added, "I married a man who … I'm gonna use the word obsessed. He is obsessed with Planet of the Apes. We had a chimp husband-and-wife cake topper at our wedding. At the cocktail hour, we played Planet of the Apes and Rise of the Planet of the Apes on two separate televisions in the bar area. And on the wedding gift I bought him, a vintage Rolex, I had it engraved, 'Ape shall not kill ape.' I was then told that, technically, it's 'Ape shall never kill ape,' but there wasn't enough space for engraving purposes."

Having worked with star Andy Serkis on 13 Going on 30, he encouraged her to audition for the role, so she did, revealing her deeply held passion to director Matt Reeves. "I think I might have freaked him out a little bit," she said. "It's gonna be fun to have some secrets, but I have to be oh-so-careful. I'm not supposed to say anything to anyone, so once I start shooting, I won't be able to talk to anybody. I feel like I'll be on one of those reality shows where they sequester the Survivors until it's over, or a jury where they have to put you up in a hotel so you don't talk. It's funny, because when I talk to my husband about the movie, he's like, 'I don't want to know! I do want to know! Do you think you should tell me? Don't tell me!''"